A Curious Farewell

“Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.”

Tom Stoppard, English dramatist.

After 16 years of no stop art on the walls, ceilings and floors of the iconic big pink building at Chinderah, NSW, Curious Art is exiting. It’s been an incredibly enriching journey from the humble beginnings in the summer of 2000 through to the formation in May 2001 and finally the dramatic and historic exhibition, “The Birth of Curious” in September 2001. Unlike the adage, ‘if you can remember the sixties, you weren’t there’ those that were there on that exhibition night, truly remember it as an unveiling of a new era of art for the Tweed and beyond…

The exhibition floor was filled with visitors as they waited in the darkness. The Curious artists emerged seemingly from within the walls and began to fill the silence chanting by tea candlelights…

“The birth of curious…the birth of curious…”

The sheets came down, the lights turned on and revealed 20 plus artists in no particular order or importance, content in the knowledge of creating a synergy where  ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.’

 

Imprint

Tempest – photography by Michael Bryant

Some of the visitors to Love and Breakfast discussing art

A Curious Farewell celebrates the Curious years.

 

Saturday 12th August 12pm to 3pm
Curious Art Gallery
Chinderah NSW

Away We Fly: Stay Curious

On August 31 2017 Curious Art Gallery, the only not for profit artists cooperative in the Tweed Shire, will close its doors after 16 successful years. Since its inception in May 2001, and official opening in September 2001 in the iconic “Big Pink” Art Deco building on Chinderah Bay Drive, Curious Art Gallery has amassed over 70 members and held over 100 themed exhibitions.

The success of this NFP artist run initiative is measured by the personal and professional development of its members and the charitable endeavours within the community. Many members have gone on to create well respected local and international businesses. These include:

•  Artable
• Gilbert’s Tree
• Curious Digital Photography, and
• many other individual art based businesses.

“I hung my first ever painting for sale on the walls at Curious over a decade ago.  There’s no doubt that these early years led to the foundation of Artable, an award winning local art school that now runs workshops with Australian and International artists worldwide. Thank you to the Curious art family from the bottom of my heart, you touched the lives of so many creatives & supported my own art journey in so many ways.” Gillian Buttress-Grove, Artable.

These comments well reflect the Cooperative’s core objective; to promote professional development of the arts, in the local community and beyond. The Gallery artists would especially like to thank the owners, manager and staff of the Chinderah Village Caravan Park for their community spirit and support of the arts. We also extend a broad thank you across the Tweed Shire community at large for its ongoing support of the Curious project spanning these past 16 years.

Curious Art Gallery presents: Summer

‘Floating with flowers and fish’ by Clare Bryant. A drawing with pen and watercolour pencil wash on Arches paper.

Tempest – photography by Michael Bryant

A little touch of PMT by Clare Johnson

Some of the visitors to Love and Breakfast discussing art

808 State – Pen and watercolour pencil on 640 gsm Arches watercolour paper with deckled edging.

Coral by Larraine Bryant

Clare Bryant working on Sweet Nothings as an installation

Impossible Pie

Featuring Artists from Curious Art Cooperative

Curious Art presents: The Hungry Ocean featuring artists from Curious Digital Photography – Michael Bryant + Tracy Jay

13 years of Curiuous Art

Just Cruising By by Dianne Smith

 A Curious Farewell

A final celebration of 16 Curious years at Curious Art Gallery
Saturday 12th August 12pm to 3pm
Light refreshments
All welcome
Generous discounts on all artwork, are on now until 27th August!

 

Impossible Pie Exhibition Artworks by Curious Artists

Tiger Eyes by Tracy Jay

Wavelength by Michael Bryant

Emotional Landscape by Ness Bryant

Curious Art

Zebra by Tracy Jay

Coral by Larraine Bryant

A little touch of PMT by Clare Johnson

Curious Art presents: Impossible Pie – An Ode to Eclecticism

For the last 14 years Curious Art has consistently presented group and solo themed exhibitions each year. However in this exhibition, Impossible Pie, the artists reference Eclecticism; terminology used in the visual arts world to describe exhibitions that do not particularly embody a unified theme. Eclectic, however true to its Greek origins and the ongoing aspirations of Curious Art, simply means:’the best’.

Curious Art presents OUTBACK

Visitors will be delighted to see a range of 2D and 3D works, including: Found Objects sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, textiles, jewelry, books and installations.

• All welcome
• No admission
• Free espresso with any purchase
• Off Street parking
• Wheelchair access

Artists Wanted!

Expressions of interest wanted by artists to become part of Curious Art Gallery, a not for profit organisation open, Thursday to Sunday.
If you are looking for exhibition space where you are part of the cooperative culture, working one day a week in peaceful surrounding by the Tweed River, this is for you!

Visit Curious Art Gallery at Chinderah, NSW or click to:
Curious Art Movement for further information.

Curious Art presents Come Fly with Me

The Curious artists invite you to the riverside Gallery to enjoy our all original artworks in a Come Fly with Me experience, looking across to the panorama of the Tweed River. This is the first of 6 new Curious Art exhibitions that will showing at the Gallery in 2015.Works include: sculpture, textiles, paintings, drawings, books and photography. Curious Art is an artists run initiative. Est. 2001 to the current time.

Curious Art presents – Come Fly with Me Art Exhibition

Bubble Flower – photography by Tracy Jay

The Gathering – photography by Michael Bryant

helz-merf-bustaII Photography by Clare Bryant

Coral – Painting by Larraine Bryant

PMT – Drawing by Clare Johnson

Duality – photography by Ness Bryant

Curious Art Gallery presents: Summer

The concluding 7th art exhibition for 2014 celebrates all things Summer.

Artists include: Clare Johnson, Clare Bryant, Michael Bryant, Dianne Smith, Tracy Jay and Larraine Bryant.
Opening hours for the Gallery are: Thursday to Sunday 11am to 5pm D.S.T.

Curious Art Gallery presents: Summer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just Cruising By by Dianne Smith

Coral mixed media on canvas by Larraine Bryant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighthouse by Ness Bryant

Paintings of Miss Prissy World Series by Clare Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tempest – photography by Michael Bryant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bubble Flower by Tracy Jay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For further details visit: Curious Art Gallery

Milestone: 13 Years of Curious Art

Spring  Art Exhibition

 

Curious Art Gallery at Chinderah Bay has successfully operated as a Not For Profit Art Cooperative for 13 years this September. Fittingly it will host an exhibition called Milestone featuring the works of current and past members of the Cooperative.

Visitors will be delighted to see a range of 2D and 3D works, including: Found Objects sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, textiles, jewellery, books and installations.

• All welcome
• Off Street parking
• Wheelchair access

Exhibition Dates: 02/10/14 to 11/12/14

Artists: Amelia Reid, Dianne Smith, Tracy Jay, Clare Bryant, Ness Bryant, , Clare Johnson, Larraine Bryant, Michael Bryant

With works by Curious Kids: Ariel Rivero Bryant and Leonardo Rivero Bryant

For further information about Curious Art Gallery visit: Curious Art

 

Curious Art presents – Song of the Sea

Thoughts from the gilt edge

of rocky beaches, tidal worn

where the sea gull screeches

his scavenger’s song

 

Night passage upon moonlit seas

where sounds dance on the wind

in silence strong and free

the song of the sea

Visit Curious Art Gallery for further information

Song of the Sea exhibition featuring Michael Bryant artworks

Curious Art presents – WINTER

Winter exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Featuring new sculpture, photography, paintings, drawings and jewellery by the very curious at art…

Visit Curious Art Gallery at Chinderah, just a few minutes from Kingscliff